Kurtis Engle

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Liberal (Conditional)

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Kurtis Engle


Party

Other


Election Year

2022


Election

Primary & Secretary of State Special


Race

Sec. of State - Special Election


Incumbent

No


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EDUCATION

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WORK & MILITARY

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Race

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OTHER INFORMATION

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?

I am very dissapointed Roe is going to be overturned. I expect soon will follow contrception, the rights of the queer community, and perhaps also civil rights generally. What has happened is the Court has decided we don't own ourselves. Which is precisely what is wrong with the Chinese government. The thing that catches my eye is these Justices lied in thier confirmation hearings. And now we know it. How about we sue them for fraud against the United States, lying at confirmation? I can't see tolerating liars on the Supreme Court. And I can't see tolerating this decision.

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).

Strongly Disagree

I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.

Agree

There should be, I hope there is, formal oversight and good regulations in this area of heath care. Dr Kevorkian used a van. Not cool.


ECONOMY

What changes, if any, should be made to the tax code?

I liked the tax credit for kids. I don't like the tax cut for millionaires.

What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?

Stop giving tax cuts to the rich.

Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.

Agree

More education is required to match the effort of other nations. Saddling young folks with huge debt is not actually helpful for anyone. That actually deters people from going to college, which leads to less educated workforce, which hurts innovation, productivity, and profits. On the other hand, I'm not about to fund the Ivy Leage schools, because of the sticker shock. So, how about we go halfway, this time, and fund Community Colleges?


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.

Strongly Agree

The theory is, my religious rights TRUMP your political rights. I call B.S. on that. There is significant treatment of the matter by Jesus Chist (Matthew 6) "When you pray, go into your closet and shut the door..." (Matthew 22) "Render unto caesar.." There is also the logical fallacy of a law which only some people have to obey. That is illegal in the United States.

Under what circumstances can government close churches?

During a pandemic. We have Zoom, you know.


HEALTHCARE

What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D)Tax-payer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be de-funded.

B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. I am particularly concerned that homeless folks have easy access to help when they need it.

Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?

We already do that and always have. Just get the damn shot. We have 4% of the people and 20% of the death. A concious person could be forgiven for concluding the republicans killed 800,000 of us, and did it to 'own the libs'.


NATIONAL SECURITY

What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of Islamic terrorism?

We have a new global cold war, a hot war in Ukrain, possibly world war three. Maybe a nuclear war. Try to keep up. One thing to keep your eye on is, will China put together the Pacific Alliance she is asking for?

I support the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement to pressure Israel to withdraw from occupied territories, remove the separation barrier in the West Bank, allow full equality for Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel, and promote the rights of Palestinian refugees.

Strongly Agree

I detest the Israelies because of the way they treat thier Cousins. I don't think pretending it isn't happening is a good idea. That's the sort of habit that can be useful in other situations.


IMMIGRATION

The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.

Strongly Disagree

They cross and get sent back. Repeat a lot. Then scream and moan about how MANY they are. I suspect the numbers at the border will drop iu we give them each a cell phone with a fingerprint sensor and a website to call daily while their case works it's way through. Then, we can close all those prisons at the border.

Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?

It would be better to ask who should NOT be allowed in. Known felons. People known to have certian political affiliations, starting with the Communist Party.


EDUCATION

I support school choice, including voucher programs, tax credits, charter schools, private schools, and home schools.

Disagree

If you want a private school, you pay for it. I view the 'school choice' issue as an attempt to take state funding away from public schools and give it to private schools. That is not something we can allow.


VALUES

Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which is necessary for our system of limited government.

Strongly Disagree

I support adding gender identity as a specially protected class in non-discrimination laws.

Strongly Agree

Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition

Strongly Agree

I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.

Strongly Agree

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I am looking forward to finding out what the Webb Telescope can do. I am extremely pleased with the people who created that piece of art. I am looking forward to another. I want to build a thorium nuclear reactor factory so we can chase down an asteroid with a 300 foot Tesla Starship and cruise beside until it's on a million year safe course, then land it, on the asteroid. Like a bowling trophy. I hope there are dozens of bowling trophys when the Aliens finally show up. And I sure hope thay aren't spiders... Because that would be a very short conversation.


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Agree

I got carded the last time I moved. I'm pretty sure they have it on file. Or they wouldn't have been able to send me the ballot. And the sig either matches or they call me.

What laws would you propose to change present voting practices?

Washington should not ask folks if they want to vote. We should just assume everyone does. Talking about the rest of tyhe country, I want all the voting systems compared point by point and state by state and ranked top to bottom. I would not be surprised if the figures showed blue states represent thier citizens and red states don't. I would not be surprised if it turned out that is why red states are red. This data might lead to class action suits to try to force states which do not represent thier people to do so.


EQUALITY

Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?

It appears the republicans have simply had enough multi-cultural, one voter - one vote, majority rule democracy for one lifetime. I can't see talking sense into them. I can see creating a new political party for all the folks the republicans drove out. With three voices in the conversation, the Press will be able to pick out the crazy guy.

Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.

Strongly Agree

Didn't we just lock up millions over pot? How many were black, and how many times is that higher than the proportion of population. We are not talking about the past.


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Which comes closest to your view? A) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy. B) Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost.

B) Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost. I am interested in 3 new technologies. 1/ The liquid thorium nuclear reactor, which solves all the problems nuclear power has and works on the Moon. 2/ The laser borehole, which is a mile deep glass lined hole with a stainless showerhead at the bottom. It makes steam. 3/ The elevator battery. When you have power, you lift a weight. When you need power, you lower one. The idea is to even out intermittant solar and wind.

I support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources.

Disagree

There seem to be problems in need of review, and depending on how that review turns out....


ABOUT YOU

What do you think is the general purpose of government?

Government is the tool we created to try to control the future.

When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?

Liberal

I do not mean Neoliberal. I think government should make life easier by providing things like health care, unemlployment comp, social security, etcetra.

Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).

Did not answer

Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized in either civil or criminal court for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.

No.I have no criminal record and have not been accused of misconduct.

What else would you like voters to know about you, including your legislative priorities?

I want pushback on the fraud narrative. Since the republicans bring it up we should compare each states voting system to all the others to determine which states actually represent their voters and which don't. And then 'class cation' the heck out of them to try to force the red states to let the People vote. I think there is a place, now, for a new party, to house the people thrown out of the republican party for not being weird enough. These folks first job is to sound reasonable so the Press will stop treating the crazies as if they are nomal. Once they've done that they can make policy. But, it won't include that crazy stuff.


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

Police officers should be personally immune from prosecution for conduct consistent with departmental policy (qualified immunity) while on duty.

Strongly Disagree

This judge made law is rigged on it's face, because it requires the problem to have been adjudicated earlier. That's not a typo.

I support redirecting funds from police departments to mental health and community programs.

Disagree

I support a mental healh element in the Medic One paramedic system. I support sending them instead of or with police, to a mental health incident. The paramedics should command the scene, and the cops only provide their security.


2ND AMENDMENT

What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?

Age, background check, 10 days, safe storage, red flag, permit to carry.

Victims of gun violence should be able to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers.

Disagree

Victims of a faulty gun should be able to sue the manufacturer. If the gun works, they did what they were supposed to.

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